When Hadlee declared next morning he had scored 45, exctly half the total of his Test aggregate, and New Zealand were 345-9. The England reply was dominated by Hammond’s final Test innings, an imperious 79, but Cowie kept plugging away and at the close the visitors were 265-7. Cowie bowled 30 overs, inevitably more than anyone else, and took 6-83. If he had had a quality support bowler England might have been in all sorts of trouble, although as rain ensured that there was no play on either of the final two days it would not have made any difference to the final outcome.